Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Michael Moore Documentary
Michael Moore is one of America's most known filmmakers. He released his controversial movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" and it is quite obvious that Michael Moore is a propagandist for the left. The ideas presented about the Bush administration in Moore's work are sure to stir up debate. The main ideas talked about in this movie was about Bush being on vacation frequently, President Bush went ahead with a reading and photo-op at a grade school in Florida after hearing about the attacks,the White House allowed 142 Saudi Arabians, including members of Osama bin Laden's family, to leave the United States without questioning, and the fact that there are 535 congressmen and senators, and only one has an enlisted …show more content…
In the days following 9/11, after commercial air traffic was resumed, the White House allowed 142 Saudi Arabians, including members of Osama bin Laden's family(24 people), to leave the United States without questioning them even after it was known that many of the 9-11 hijackers were Saudi nationals. After I heard this I looked up some of the information myself and found out that the specific numbers Moore presents in the film haven't been confirmed, but the general flight information was confirmed through media reports and statements from both the White House and the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. However, many of the Saudi Arabians were students enrolled in American colleges. The explanation given by the White House was that Bin Laden's relatives, were afraid of possible repercussions against them even though many Bin Ladens said they had disowned Osama. Moore spends much of movie criticizing the relationship between the Bush family and Saudi royals. He states that the relationship might prove to be a huge conflict between the interests of the American people and those of the Bush administration.
The final point Michael argues it that the congressmen are behind the war, yet there are 535 congressmen and senators, and only one has an enlisted son or daughter who served in the military in Iraq. Fahrenheit 9/11 emphasizes how a disproportionate number of soldiers fighting the war in Iraq are from lower-income families in places like Flint, Michigan. Moore attempts to highlight this by presenting the notion that, of the many people in Congress voting to send young men and women to war, very few would commit their own children to the
Michael Moore is one of America's most known filmmakers. He released his controversial movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" and it is quite obvious that Michael Moore is a propagandist for the left. The ideas presented about the Bush administration in Moore's work are sure to stir up debate. The main ideas talked about in this movie was about Bush being on vacation frequently, President Bush went ahead with a reading and photo-op at a grade school in Florida after hearing about the attacks,the White House allowed 142 Saudi Arabians, including members of Osama bin Laden's family, to leave the United States without questioning, and the fact that there are 535 congressmen and senators, and only one has an enlisted …show more content…
In the days following 9/11, after commercial air traffic was resumed, the White House allowed 142 Saudi Arabians, including members of Osama bin Laden's family(24 people), to leave the United States without questioning them even after it was known that many of the 9-11 hijackers were Saudi nationals. After I heard this I looked up some of the information myself and found out that the specific numbers Moore presents in the film haven't been confirmed, but the general flight information was confirmed through media reports and statements from both the White House and the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. However, many of the Saudi Arabians were students enrolled in American colleges. The explanation given by the White House was that Bin Laden's relatives, were afraid of possible repercussions against them even though many Bin Ladens said they had disowned Osama. Moore spends much of movie criticizing the relationship between the Bush family and Saudi royals. He states that the relationship might prove to be a huge conflict between the interests of the American people and those of the Bush administration.
The final point Michael argues it that the congressmen are behind the war, yet there are 535 congressmen and senators, and only one has an enlisted son or daughter who served in the military in Iraq. Fahrenheit 9/11 emphasizes how a disproportionate number of soldiers fighting the war in Iraq are from lower-income families in places like Flint, Michigan. Moore attempts to highlight this by presenting the notion that, of the many people in Congress voting to send young men and women to war, very few would commit their own children to the